she is too demanding. please help

9 years ago

First, my mom never hits me. My brother and I got into a fight at McDonald'sÃ¯Â¿Â½we threw ketchup on each other. I'm older (I'm 15), he is 13. I got some ketchup on a woman's clothes and my mom had to reimburse her for the damage.

My mom freaked out on me, she told me I was an immature baby and my brother tooÃ¯Â¿Â½in front of people in McDonald's. Leaving McDonald's, she told us that she should get us some pacifiers and some pampers and a playpen. People were looking at me, as if she were right. she embarrassed me for no reason.

She took away my XBox cell and i pod. I can't go out on weekends now. On the car ride home she was yelling at us, telling us when she goes to Walmart, she should buy us a crib and stuff.

Can I turn her into CPS for abuse saying those things to me? Isn't it slander or something saying lies about someone? Saying I need those things and making me look bad in public? For the record, my brother started it. It's not fair she took away my stuff and I can't go out now. she is overeacting over this please help with adivce. I KNOW I MADE A MISTAKE. i just want her to chill out and be cool and dont treat me like im 2 years old.

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jewelisfabulous
9 years ago
"I just want her to chill out and be cool and dont treat me like im 2 years old. "

I tend to think you're a troll, but on the off chance a 15 year old actually comes to a home and garden website, do this:

1) Sincerely apologize to your Mom for behaving poorly in the restaurant - it doesn't matter who started it. You participated. And, you embarrassed her and you embarrassed yourself (even if you don't know it).

2) Get out your wallet or do some extra chores or get a job bagging groceries to reimburse your Mom for having to pay the woman whose clothes were damaged.

3) Read up on how to conduct yourself appropriately in public. Miss Manners has a daily on-line column in the Washington Post (and other newspapers on-line). Read it faithfully and take the advice to heart.

4) Take the removal of privileges with grace. Don't whine or complain. This is how a mature person reacts to natural consequences of their actions. In a week or two, repeat your apology and POLITELY ask to have your privileges reinstated.

5) Figure out a different, more mature, healthier way to react to your brother when he antagonizes you. Google has tons of options when searching "anger management" or "sibling relationships".

6) Come to understand that your Mom is trying her best to raise you to be an intelligent, respectful, and successful adult. She's not backing away when you get out of control. For this, you ought to be begging her for forgiveness, not talking about calling CPS.* When you truly grasp this concept, you'll realize that this punishment is not only fair, but is less than what you deserve to have gotten.

Good luck.

* If your parents are burning you with cigarettes, sexually abusing you, putting you in frequent physical danger, chaining you up in the basement, starving you, preventing you from attending school regularly, purposefully denying you medical care, or frequently physically attacking you, feel free to call CPS. Until then, don't waste their time and resources. Kids in far, far, far, far, far, far worse situations than yours need the help CPS provides, which they CAN"T if their case load is all tied up with having to deal with kids whose Moms yelled at them in McDonalds for throwing ketchup.
sushipup1
9 years ago
I must say that your spelling and grammar and construcion are excellent, And congratulations for not using the detested common teen texting shorthand, too.

I only have one thing to say, and it works whether you are 15 or 25 or 35, all your life. Act the age that you wish to have people think you are.
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sylviatexas1
9 years ago
Yep, call CPS.

See how your life changes.
lucillle
9 years ago
Same thread in different forum

Here is a link that might be useful: Same thread
lucillle
9 years ago
dbl post

This post was edited by lucille on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 17:18

she is too demanding. please help

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